CVE-2016-4437
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Jun 7, 2016
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- May 2, 2016
Description
Apache Shiro before 1.2.5, when a cipher key has not been configured for the "remember me" feature, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or bypass intended access restrictions via an unspecified request parameter.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- RHSA-2016:2035vendor-advisory
- [announcements@aurora.apache.org] 20171101 Apache Aurora information disclosure vulnerabilitymailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html
- RHSA-2016:2036vendor-advisory
- 91024vdb-entry
- 20160603 [Announce] CVE-2016-4437: Apache Shiro information disclosure vulnerabilitymailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4437government-resource
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